The President's News Conference
01/06/1949
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The Government has thus incurred a moral obligation to these workers and to those who have stuck faithfully to their posts in the past.
Solemnly, we accept the responsibilities placed upon us by our power.
It is our custom each year to set aside a day on which to render special honor to our Flag.
Decent unemployment benefits would serve as a bulwark against postwar deflation.